At Downing Street, the Prime Minister has expressed support for the American action. (The United States had given Britain, and other friendly powers, advance notice of the intention to attack). Mrs Thatcher said the government was satisfied, from the evidence available, that mines had been laid by Iran - and the American reaction had been “entirely justified as a proportionate response”.
Remarks supporting US attack (Gulf)
| Document type: | Speeches, interviews, etc. |
|---|---|
| Venue: | Unknown |
| Source: | BBC Radio News Report 1300 18 April 1988 |
| Editorial comments: | Probably between 1015 and 1055 at Lancaster House, where ITN indexes suggest MT made some kind of reference to the Gulf situation. |
| Importance ranking: | Major |
| Word count: | 73 |
| Themes: | Foreign policy (Middle East), Foreign policy (USA) |